Too much selection for the *******!

[Stillsy]

i would imagine that alot of u have the same problem as me, where i shoot is exspecially bad. We have many fields of wheat, rape and barley all in quite close proximity, quite often they lift and dont come back cause its safer somwhere else (obviously) but there must be ways to scare or keep them off the other fields and to channel them towards mine?

 

Have herd of a few ideas, but not to sure on them? Any suggestions!

Thanks

[BOTCH]

hi stillsy,

 

a few options,

 

try and get some mates to help out around the area if poss and try to time your shoots so your all out together keeping them mooooving

try to put thunder ropes around the area (must av permission)

put out stakes where there going to feel safe and tie on plastic carrier bags and old cd ect on them.(cheap scarecrow thinngy )

maybe this may help good luck anyway mate.

[Cranfield]

When the birds are on the move like this, I believe you have to move with them.

I travel very light with just a couple of floaters/bouncers, a cammo net suit (incl important face mask) and set up where I see birds.

When they move off, I go and look for some more elsewhere.

 

Walking hedgerows and wood edges can also be productive late morning and late afternoon, when the birds are digesting, or resting up between feeds.

[Ferret Master]

Stick me in one of the fields they are hammering and you in another one.

 

FM :blink:

[2shots]

Stick me in one of the fields they are hammering and you in another one. :o

 

FM

 

The best idea yet if the pigeons just move on and youve set your hide

youll find two people better than one and 3 or four even better to keep them

moving,all set up in a triangle or square around the fields :blink:

[ferretman]

bangers

[bob300w]

Carry a dozen balloons in your pocket, they take no space. Inflate them and tie them to a tree or stake where the birds are flying to.

[nav54]

have not tried the balloon approach but it sounds good bangers are good but be warned in dry weather last thing you want is a field fire on ya hands!!!

[hutchie the white hunter]

A good trick i do is to put baloons onto sticks and into blown patches where thay are in feeding it seriously works an it is very easy to do doesnt take long, or a rope with white poly bags tide to it from one pole to another stops them feeding in that part or park all together

[THEINVISIBLESCARECROW]

Cut the handles of plastic carrier bags, easier to tie onto things such as a branch, post, wire fence, stick or even the crop itself ?

More movement than a balloon, more noise than a balloon, self inflate in a breeze.

If you want to keep a field clear while you sit in the next one keep back a shot Pigeon (freezer) you have the breast meat from & place it belly up with a Falcon deek when you next go out.

It may work to pull in crows but It should keep Pigeon away.

Will they go to your plot though ?